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Looking for Spinoza: Joy,Sorrow and the Human Brain by Sorrow, Joy; Feeling, Brain is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Looking for Spinoza: Joy,Sorrow and the Human Brain about?
The last in a trilogy of books that investigates the philosophical and scientific foundations of human life Joy, sorrow, jealousy, and awe—these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza devoted much of his life's work examining how these emotions supported human survival, yet hundreds of years later the biological roots of what we feel remain a mystery. Leading neuroscientist Antonio Damasio—whose earlier books explore rational behavior and the notion of the self—rediscovers a man whose work ran counter to all the thinking of his day, pairing Spinoza's insights with his own innovative scientific research to help us understand what we're made of, and what we're here for. Amazon.com Review As he seeks to unlock the secrets of such things as joy and sorrow, Antonio Damasio pursues a unifying theory in Looking for Spinoza . Why Spinoza? The philosopher, whom Damasio calls a "protobiologist," firmly linked mind and body, paving the way for modern ideas of neurophysiology. Damasio examines this linkage, which ran counter to all scientific and religious thinking of Spinoza's day, and lays out the reasoning and evidence beh
Who reads Looking for Spinoza: Joy,Sorrow and the Human Brain?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sorrow, Joy; Feeling, Brain
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780434007875
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Medical, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (1,157 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
